Anibal Zanartu

Anibal Zanartu (12 April 1847-1 February 1902) was President of Chile from 12 July to 18 September 1901, succeeding Federico Errazuriz Echaurren and preceding German Riesco Errazuriz. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Chile.

Biography
Anibal Zanartu Zanartu was born in Concepcion, Chile on 12 April 1847 to a family of Basque descent, and he served as ambassador to Ecuador during the War of the Pacific before becoming a deputy in 1882. In 1887, he became Minister of the Interior under President Jose Manuel Balmaceda, and he served in the same position under President Federico Errazuriz Echaurren. He briefly served as President from July to September 1901, completing Errazuriz's term after his death; he died not long after in 1902.